Word: vow
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...failure to spell out any vision for the nation, prompting the joke that she is inarticulate in three languages. And experience has failed to make her a more inspired political player. At a rally last month in the southern state of Andhra Pradesh, she resorted to the same lame vow?"The things that Indira and Rajiv believed in, I stand for them also"?as when she first assumed the Congress leadership. On the campaign trail she agrees to every supporter's request?fix the water, build a road, reopen someone's husband's factory?with a harried and unconvincing...
...White House sought to maintain an appearance of calm as the U.S. death toll soared. President George W. Bush spent much of last week out of public view at his ranch in Crawford, Texas, waiting until Saturday and his weekly radio address to vow that the U.S. would stand with the Iraqi people to ensure that their "young democracy is stable and secure and successful." But nerves are fraying. Nearly a year ago Bush landed on an aircraft carrier and proclaimed an end to "major combat operations" in Iraq. His approval rating then was 63%. Now, according...
...Vow 26.2 times not to sell out after graduation because life is so much more all the pretty things you can buy with a good sal...ohhh screw...
Rage in Fallujah U.S. officials vow to retaliate for the brutal murder and mutilation of four American civilians in Iraq. But can anything quell the simmering anger of Iraqis...
...this hard line on the Sadrists adopted against the advice of its allies in the IGC may paint the U.S. into a tactical corner. It will be hard-pushed, for example, to ease the siege of Fallujah while leaving the insurgent structure there intact, or to back off its vow to "destroy" Sadr's militia. And yet in both cases sticking to those goals are alienating growing sections of Iraqi society. It's not that they necessarily support Sadr or the insurgency, but they're increasingly outraged by the U.S. response and the mounting toll of Iraqi casualties...